Judge allows state to intervene in Va. pipeline lawsuit

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP)- A federal judge has allowed the state to intervene in a Virginia lawsuit challenging Dominion Resources' right to survey private property for a proposed pipeline.

The lawsuit filed by Churchville residents William Little II and Wendy Little says the couple has denied Dominion permission to enter their property.

A Virginia law allows natural gas companies to enter private property without the owner's written permission, if the company requests permission to inspect the property and gives advance notice to the owner. The lawsuit argues that the law is vague.

Court records show that U.S. District Judge Michael Urbanksi on Friday granted Attorney General Mark Herring's motion to intervene in the case to defend the law.

The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline would run 550 miles through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

The Dover Police Department says one of their own passed away yesterday. Corporal Thomas Hannon's death was a result of medical complications brought on after sustaining a leg injury in the line of duty in 2012.

The Dover Police Department says one of their own passed away yesterday. Corporal Thomas Hannon's death was a result of medical complications brought on after sustaining a leg injury in the line of duty in 2012.

Dover Police and Georgetown Police cooperated in a drug investigation that finished with the arrest of 11 people. Police say the bust started with the search of a building at the Dunbarton apartments in Georgetown on January 31.

Dover Police and Georgetown Police cooperated in a drug investigation that finished with the arrest of 11 people. Police say the bust started with the search of a building at the Dunbarton apartments in Georgetown on January 31.